Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-04-22

whether prohibition prohibits or not, for
time will settle this question. And | he
lieve the instincis of capital Nre Nnrer
index OF the ren, state of things than nny
argument you or may offer, aud ! be
iieve that yoN will go with me IN admit
ting thn, whatever capital IA invested IN
the liquor business II unusually sensitive
on the subject " prchibi,ion,. In old
slavery days capital at the South aud in
PhilrLe)phia, New York and Boston was
pronounced against the agitation OF
slavery, for their commerce was Isl dan
ger II Ia not abolition now which threat
enN 10 disrupt parties and wipe. ont
great industries and limit the liberty OF
men. M, il Is prohibition and the evil
Npncep of alarm and anxiety among those
WIN compose the Rum Power are tho hest
proofs that prohibition hurts and ia likely
to hunk. Even Mr.. TlumNs McDougal
had to make n npceGh 10 them to allay
their fears and get them ~ uphold that
strange political deeice> the Dow Law. 4
pass llen all H,gHNnnt on qnestiom Of
TACT M discussed between yourself and
Gen. Duw, a,L Pass to note the reason
you ndduce why p,ulibiliun would never
prohibit, and that ia becaure we have
Jury Vsiem." Always Zone man" could
he Ionud that wnud obstruct Justice.
In reading this argument brought for
ward on several uccasioNA I wondered IL
that was the limit of the power of srciety.
| am not lawyer, but believe that
when society wants to do n thing ii cnn
aud will be done, And 20 | have come 10
think that when Legislature wants to
carry out prohibition II law can he passed
which can overcome the Jury" difficulty,
do not wonder that this difficulty be
comes prominent in your thinking, Tor IL
| remember correctly, jury System was
organized n few years since expressly to
defeat the operation Of the Sabbath law in
Cincinnati. But believe the city had to
appeal to the Legislature to help them on
the matter | may be wrong IN this, but
usually Cincinnati politicians are equal 10
nll emergencies, aud by the Jury system
they defeated the law, 30 that your fears
ON this score as things now are, ARE well
founded. But The possibilities of the iu-
ture are not yet exhausted, M Neal Dow
seems To think when lie demands of the
Legislature more stringent laws 30 as 10
be able to bring under control II few larger
cities Years ngo il was thought that
nothing could touch slavery, and believe
you made point before an Ashtabula
audience OH your jury argument as no
Ashtabala man would sit on II Jury whcl,
sent negro back into bondnge.
Have YOU forgotten that the law was no
made that one man had the say and that
there was no jury to settle the matter, A
few men Mt Wellington undertook TO
recapiure n fugitive from bondage and
two OF those men, Prof. Ii. E. Peck and Jns.
ii. Fitch, of Oberlin, were seised, tried and
.N,l ....I
could he made strong enough in the inter-
ests of capital TO do That, and do you,
lawyer, sit down with folded hands and
say the jury system will not allow prohi-
bilion 10 be praciiced7 We must tax, tax =,
tax. My dear sir, l may appear very
foolish 10 you, but cannot help thinking
Of those who come back to the camp of
Israel and reported against going up to
capture the land, because there were
"giants and walled cities" to be overcome.
In the interests of justice and society the
jury system has not exhausted the re-
sources of real statesmen.
There IL another matter OF astonishment
which find in your pamphlet about
| which ] hesitate 10 speak. would not hurt
your feelings for though / may never zee
or know you in this world, yet would do
or say nothing that would unnecessarily
disturb your feelings. / do not know
now that I would say anything,if you were
alone in this matter for the rake of others
speak. would then as kindly aspossible
say that nm amazed ut the ignorance OF
Thomas McDougal which is revealed in
this pamphlet on the liquor question.
BY this do not mean that Thomas
| McDougal is not learned lawyer and u
we'll educated man but | mean That he
seems to me to be ignorant of himself. /
have no doubt you think you worship
God; that You hold the religious hope as
dearer than all else. You say 80. dc
not question hut You think so. But ris,
from the review of your pamphlet with
the profound conviction that Thomas
McDougal puts above all else-worship,
RS chief OF all eI-e-the Republican party
See thou do it not Worship God"
Respectfully yonrs, q. A. ADAMS.
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